Adirondack Blue Fact Sheet
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Parentage – N40-1 (Chieftain x Black Russian) x NY961,2,3
Breeder – Original cross made in 19932; released by the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University, Ithaca NY in 20031,2,3,4
Maturity – Mid-season5,6
Usage – Fresh specialty market6; great for roasting, steaming and salads5; can be used for chipping but not from cold storage3,5
Plant – Large, upright growth habit; medium size; green stems with strong equally distributed blue purple pigmentation1
Leaves – Medium green, open, pubescent, glossy on upper side with strong blue purple pigmentation on the upper side of the petiole and continuing up the main stem (rachis); terminal leaflets are narrow ovate with pointed leaf tips and blunt bases; medium presence of secondary leaflets1
Flowers –Large, star shape, white with very weak blue purple pigmentation on inner side1
Tubers – Long, oval to oblong, smooth blue purple skin1,2,5,6 with intermediate to shallow, evenly distributed eyes that have medium prominent eyebrows; blue purple flesh1,5,6; low specific gravity3,5; short tuber dormancy4,5; darker blue purple skin color than All Blue2
Strengths – Maintains flesh color after boiling, roasting or frying4,6; high in antioxidants and anthocyanins4,5; produces higher yields than other blue varieties3
Weaknesses – Susceptible to common scab2,3,4,6, silver scurf2,3,4 and Colorado potato beetle4; can produce misshapen tubers2
Photos2,5,7,8,9
References: 1http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/pot/app00006706e.shtml
2https://potatoes.ncsu.edu/NE1014reports/Adirondack_Blue.pdf
3https://web.archive.org/web/20111105085935/http:/vegetablegrowersnews.com/index.php/magazine/article/6307
4https://www.fedcoseeds.com/moose/adirondack-blue-organic-mid-season-potato-7240 5De Jong, H. et al. 2011. The complete Book of Potatoes: What Every Grower and Gardener Needs to Know. Pg. 27. 6http://www.hort.cornell.edu/expo/proceedings/2011/Potatoes/Potato%20varieties%20.pdf
7https://www.eatlikenoone.com/adirondack-blue-potatoes-growing-2-3-weeks.htm 8http://www.lessnoise-moregreen.com/2015/06/potato-fruit.html 9Justin Bula- Northern Sands Farms
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Last Revised: 8/24/22
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